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Elias Owen
Elias Owen may refer to: * Elias Owen (footballer) (1863–1888), Welsh amateur footballer * Elias Owen (priest) Rev. Elias Owen MA, F.S.A. (2 December 1833 – 19 May 1899) was a Welsh cleric and antiquarian whose works include ''The Old Stone Crosses of the Vale of Clwyd'', 1886 and ''Welsh Folk-Lore'', 1896. Family Owen was born in Montgomeryshire, pr ... (1833–1899), Welsh cleric and antiquarian * Elias K. Owen (1834–1877), United States Navy officer {{hndis, Owen, Elias ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elias Owen (footballer)
Elias Owen (1863 – 20 September 1888) was a Welsh amateur footballer who made three appearances as a goalkeeper for the Wales national team in 1884. He killed himself while depressed over the outcome of his college final examinations. Family and education Owen was born in the first quarter of 1863 at Llanllechid, near Bangor where his father, also Elias, was headmaster of the National School. Elias Jr. was one of 13 children of the marriage between Elias Sr. (1833–1899) and Margaret Pierce (1839–fl.1901). Later in life, Elias Sr. was a schools inspector and an eminent antiquarian. Elias's elder brother, William Pierce Owen, also played for Wales, as did his cousins, Morgan and Hugh Morgan-Owen. Owen attended Ruthin Grammar School between 1880 and 1885 before going up to Lampeter College, where he studied theology. In 1886, he married Zillah Parry (1861–1907), who was the daughter of Thomas, a farm bailiff, and Elizabeth Parry. The couple lived with his parents in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elias Owen (priest)
Rev. Elias Owen MA, F.S.A. (2 December 1833 – 19 May 1899) was a Welsh cleric and antiquarian whose works include ''The Old Stone Crosses of the Vale of Clwyd'', 1886 and ''Welsh Folk-Lore'', 1896. Family Owen was born in Montgomeryshire, probably in the village of Llandysilio, the third child and eldest son of James Owen (ca.1806–1886) and Susannah Morgan (1805–1868). His father was a farmer and one of the first 12 constables in the Montgomeryshire Constabulary. James Owen was the father of at least 15 children, nine by his first wife, Susannah, and five by his second wife, Mary Morris (ca.1848–ca.1921). Elias Owen married Margaret Pierce (1839–fl.1901) on 2 August 1858 at St. David's Church, the Welsh chapel in Brownlow Hill, Liverpool; she was the daughter of Eleanor and William Pierce, a quarryman. They had 13 children: * Edwin James Owen (1859–1928), who became the vicar at Brithdir, near Dolgelly, Merionethshire. * William Pierce Owen (1860–1937), who pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
